In the blood of Americans and Canadians alike there is the burning desire to succeed. This dream is known as the American dream; which is defined as someone starting low on the economic or social level, and working hard towards prosperity and or wealth and fame (St. Rosemary Educational Institute). Jimmy Gatz, or Jay Gatsby as he is known, comes of age as a member of the Lost Generation, and deepens the reader's understanding of the American Dream, in F.S. Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, when he teaches the reader about happiness, success, and love. One of the main ideals of the American dream is to ability to have happiness in one's life. This means that you can find satisfaction or pleasure in what you have, but this normally means that one has to work hard in order to achieve such a state. F.Scott Fitzgerald writes Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window(21), which is what most members of the lost generation believed, including the narrator of The Great Gatsby Nick Carrow. However this is not how Jay Gatsby perceives happiness. Gatsby like most of the rich during this time based most of his happiness off material possessions, such as his money and his clothes. But unlike other Gatsby also based his happiness off other peoples opinions of him. Parties are one of the greatest ways that Jimmy was attributed with the name of The Great Gatsby. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths(47), best describes the scene outside of his house on the nights when he throws the most extravagant parties, consisting of champagne, buffet style food, and live music. These parties allow for any and everyone to attend, with few guest who [have] actually been invited(48). However at these illustrious excuses to flaunt his wealth, Gatsby scarcely would make himself known to his guests, adding a...testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired(51), and to which his success was attributed with. In the American drea